Labeling-machine.



H. M. A. HARDERS.

LABELING MACHINE.

APPUCATION FILED 8.26, 1912.

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ing is aispecification', reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part 10 thereof.

Themain object of this invention is to facilitate applying labels to bottles, cans and the like, and generally to improve the construction and operation of machines 01 this in the construction, arrangeit coprjsts a ment a combination of parts as hereinafter particularly describeda'nd. pointed out in the claims.

ters designatethe sameparts-in the several figures. s Y r Figure 1 is aplan View -of a-" machine emfbodying the invention certain-parts being i broken away and shown-in section, particu.-

larly on the line 1' 1, Fig. ,2 ig.f2 is a' front elevation of the machine, the delivery table and conveyer being shownin -vertical cross; section .onthe line 2,2, Fig.1- ;,.Fig.;3 is a vertical cross s'e'ctionof the m' h' line 3' 3, Fig. 1-;' Fig. flu-is avsimilar section showing parts of the machine-indifferent positions to illustrate their. operation Fig; 5 is a vertical'longitudinalsection on'theline; 5 5, Fig. l,'showing the paste receptacle-and i mechanism and" the label holders in front elevation; Figs. tiand 7 are enlarged detail views illustrating the operationof the: paste" applying roller; Fig. 8' is a front view of 'a bottle holderof modified construction Fig. 9' is a side elevation of the same; FigLflO. is

.1 6 o he a top or plan view thereof; Fig. ll. is a cross section on the v l-inc -1-1"H,'-Fig; BjfFig. 12 is a vertical section on theline 12-12,, Fig..: 1 13, showing a portion of a bottle carrier and delivery mechanism of amodifiedconstrucjtion for wrapping labels completely-or nearly around bottles cans or the likeyFigt 13 isa plan view ,of'the same; and Fig. 14 is a vertical section onthe line 14 14, Fig. 13..

Referring to Figs. 1 to 4=.in'clusiv'e,of the drawing, an endless belt or chain consisting of bottle holders a linked togethe g'is mounted on sprocket wheels or =drums b; at or'ad Specification of Letters Patent.

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1 Application filed February 26, 1912. Serial NO. 679,927.

The bottle holders are open on the inner.- j and outer Sides and are formed or provided on the outer sides with vertically dis Osed gummers e'and f forbody labels an neck labels, respectively; These gummers are located on opposite sides of the openings in the outer sides of the holdersa. Each'holder g for clasping and holding the bottles in place therein.

'The' bottle'ycarrier is operated intermittently, being advanced inthe present ma-.

, chine a distance corresponding with two hot-- In the accompanying drawing like cha'rac tle holders at a time, by the following mechanism; An'os'cillatoryhead 7:.- loosely mounted on the shaft of one ofthe sprocket wheels or drums b, is provided with a spring pressed is. also provided with a pair of spring clips.

pawl z' engaging with a ratchet wheel j fixed on said shaft. The head it is connected by an-adjustable rod is with a crank pin Z on a bevel gearm which'meshes with a'similar gear. a; on'f'a longitudinal crankshaft o. The shaft 0 isprovided with a spur gear 9 which 'fmeshes with a pinion g on a parallel driving fjwhichisprovided with a belt pulley s ,'for-"connecting' it with any convenient soi rcejof power. The carrier is arrested 1 and j heldf in, exact position after each for ward movement-by a stop tpivoted at one end to the frame of the machine and provided at the other end with a crosspiece, one end of which is adapted to be thrust into and out of the path of the upright members on the inner side ofth e bottle holders 0,. The cross piece of the stop terminates at its inner end in arlpal'let u, which by engagement with the hub of the rodk on the crankpin Z thrusts the other end of the cross piece into 3 the ath o-f-the advance uprightmember on the lnner side'of a bottleholderjust before the completion ,of each advance movement of its completion-of each returner backward movethe bottle carrier.

ment of the head 72. and pawl z. The movement of the stop If is arrested at the proper limits by a stop 11) attached to one of the guides (Z andprojecting therefrom between a pin or projection and an opposing shoulder on the cross piece of the stop :6, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

Paste is applied to the gummers e and f of two adjoining bottle holders simultaneously by the following mechanism: A r0- tary feed roll a: is mounted so as to dip on its under side into the paste contained in a stationary basin or receptacle 3 adjacent to the rear side of the bottle carrier, as shown in Figs. 1 and 8. This roller is constantly rotated while the machine is in operation by a link belt connecting a sprocket wheel 2 on the roller shaft with a sprocket wheel8 on the crank shaft 0. A paste deliver ing' and applying roller 4 mounted in the front end of a vertically swinging frame 5 rests nor mally in contact with the feed roller 00, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5. The frame 5 is hinged at its rear end to rearwardly extending arms 6 on a reciprocative carriage 7, which is supported and guided at the ends in parallel ways 8 on the main frame, and is movable toward and from the rear side of To swing the frame 5 upward and carry the roller 4 from the feed roller m over and in contact with the faces of' the gummers e and f on the opposite.

bottle holders with each advance'movement of the carriage said frame is provided as shown inFigs. 3,4, 6 and 7 with cam guides 9 adapted to work with a stationary roller 10 at the rear side of the paste receptacle y. To prevent the roller 4 in its return movement from coming in contact with the gummers e and removing therefrom the paste applied thereto in the upward movement of the roller, the swinging frame 5 is provided with a cam guide 11 movably connected therewith and adapted to cooperate with the roller 10 on the-return movement of the V carriage 7 as shown by full lines in Fig. 6.

The front end of the guide 11 passes loosely through an opening in a cross piece 12 of the frame 5 and normally rests, as indicated by dotted lines at 13, in Fig. 6, on a crosspiece 13 of said frame. Adjacent to its rear end the cam guide 11 is bowed downward to approximately correspond in shape with the cam guides 9; As shown by full lines in 6, the upwardly projecting rear end of the camguide 11 is pointed or beveled to engage with -an undercut notch or projection on the rear side of a cross piece 14 of the frame 5, and to hold the downwardly bowed portion of said guide projecting somewhat below and in advance of the guides 9 during the return movement of said frame with the carriage 7. The front part of the downwardly bowed portion of the cam' guide 11 is connected withthe cross piece 12 by aseveral label holders is open on the front side toward the bottle carrier and provided with label retaining hooks 18 and a follower 19, as shown in Figs. 1, 3, 4 and 5. Each follower is provided with rearwardly projecting parallel rods 20 which pass through and are guided in therear end of the label holder. Spiral springs 21 surrounding the rods 20 between the rear ends of the label holders and the followers 19, press the followers forward with the stacks or bunches of labels in front of them, against the hooks 18. A ratchet bar 22, pivoted at its front end to each follower and extending rearwardly therefrom through avvertically elongated openingi'n the rear end of the asso ciated holder with which it engages, prevents backward movement'of the follower when the labels are advanced with the carriage 7 and pressed against the gummers e and f.

To withdraw a follower for replenishing a holder with labels the rear end of the ratchet bar 22 is lifted to disengage the teeth on its under side from the rear end of the holder, the follower being drawn or pressed back against the tension-of the springs 21. Each pair of label holders is adjustable relative to the carriage 7 toward and from the bottle carrier by means of screws 23,- so that the front labels in the stacksor bunches may be properly positioned for engagement with and delivery to the gummers at the limit of the advance movement of the'carriage 7. The carriage 7 with the devices mounted thereon, is moved forward once to each advance movementof the bottle carrier, by cranks 24 of the shaft 0, which are connected with said carriage by rods 25. A reciprocative ejector 26 is mounted between the front and rear sides "of the bottle carrier on parallel rods 27 which are guided in transverse bearings on the under side of the bed plate 0, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4. The ejector in the pres-' oted on said carriage and normally held up by springs in position to engage with the rear ends of the rods 27, as shown in Fig. '3. The hooks or pawls 28 at the limit of the advance movement of the carriage 7, pass underneath the bearings of said rods on the under side of the bed plate and are thereby turned down out of engagement with said rods, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the ejector maybe returned to its initial position independently of" the carriage 7 The return movement of the ejector is v efiected' in advance of the return movement of the carriage 7 in order to permit the bottle carrier to be promptly advanced an in-' 10 terval after the discharge of bottles therefrom, by the following "mechanism, shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 3 and 4: A. lever 29 fulcrumed at its lower end on the base of the machine frame, is forked at its upper v end and engages with a cgoss plece connectof a lug 34 on the gear p.

. To afiix the labels to the bottles as, the latter are thrustby the ejector 26 from the holders a, the machine is provided adjacent to the front side of the carrier and on both '30 sides of the path of each part .of the ejector,

' with flexible wipers 35 and'36 which are made of rubber or other suitable elastic material) and are attachedto standards 37 and 38 adjustably mounted on brackets attached 1 35 to thebed plate 0. These wipers-are so constructed and arranged that as the bottles are thrust with the labels between them, they will I press and wrap the'pasted ends of the labels snugly-against and around the necks and bodies of the bottles 1 v To hold the labels in place as they are withdrawn from the gummers by the ejected bottles and pass between the. wipers, a

' presser consisting ofpads 39 and 40 of rubber or other suitable material, is provided.

These pads are attached to metal plates or bands 41, which are yieldingly connected by pins 42 and springs 43 with the branches of a forked and elbow-shaped arm 44. The

arm 44 is fixed on a horizontal rocker shaft 45, which is journaled in bearings onthe.

upper arms of the ejector26. A spring 46 coiled around the shaft 45 and engaged at its ends with the bearings of said shaft and at air-intermediate point with said arm, tends to swing the arm upwardly and to hold the presser pads 39 and 40 in: an elevated position above-the paths of the ejected bottles, as shown in Fig. 4 and by full lines in Fig. 3. The upward movement of thearm 44 is limited by the engagement of an arm 47 fixed on the rocker shaft 45, engaging with a horizontal bearing 48 which is attached tothe-front guides 41 or other stationary-part. ofthe machine; A spring ,ward movement being limited by stop or lugs 64 on the ears or arms 60 engaging hook 49 attached to the rear guides d in the path of a lug 50 on the hub of the arm 44, by engagement with said lug when the ejector is advanced, turns the arm 44 downward,

carrying an arm 51 fixed on the rocker shaft 45 into engagement with a stationary cam guide 52, which is attached with the stop bearing 48 to the front guides (Z and by which thearm 44 isturned farther downward so as to carry the pads 39 and 40 into position, as indicated by dotted lines in' Fig. 3, to press and hold the neck and body labels centrally against the bottles as they are removed from the bottle holders a and pass between the wipers 35 and 36. As

the roller with which the arm 51 is provided,

clears the front endo'fthe cam guide 52, thespring 46 instantly turns the arm 44 upward, carrying the presser pads 39 and40 out of the path of the ejected bottles, the upward movement of the arm 44 being a'rrestediby-the engagement of the arm 47 with the stop. bearing 48. In the return movementof the ejector the arm 47 slides on the stop bearing 48, and the spring hook 49 yields downwardly, permitting the lug 50' to pass over it into its initial position, as shown'by full lines in Fig. 3. The bottles are delivered'by the ejector upon an endless conveyer belt 53, "which ismountedpupon rollers 54 and 55, and the upper side of which is supported between said rollers on a horizontal bed plate 56. The belt 53 is constantly driven when the machine is in operation, by the roller 55, which is connected by .a link belt and sprocket wheels 57 and 58 with thecrank shaft 0, theupper side 0f the belt traveling away from the bottle carrier.-

Referring to Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive, showing a bottleholder and gummers of a modified construction for use with-comparatively short labels or labels which are shorter than,

the diameters of the bodies and necks of the bottles to be labeled, the gummers e and 7" which, may be stamped from sheet metal,

'are formed or provided with rearwardly projecting ears or arms 59. and 60, which are pivotally mounted on vertical rods 61 on opposite sides of the holder a. Springs 62 coiled around the rods 61 and engaging at one end with the holder and at the other end with inwardly projecting wings 63 of the gummers, tend to turn'the gummers inwardly'toward each other and to hold them in their normal or closed position, their inwith the base of the bottle holder. The gummers f for the neck labels are in this case formed with the gummers e for,the body labels, and lie inthe same vertical plane with thebody label gummers. When the gummers are in their closed or normal position, as shown in the drawing, the width of, the space between the body label gummers e is less than the diameter of the bodies of the bottles to be labeled. The same may or may not be the case with the neck label gummers f with respect to the diameter of the necks of the bottles. In either case, when bottles are ejected laterally from holders of this kind, the opposing gummers of each holder will yield away from each other, or open, permitting the bottles to pass between them.

Referring to Figs. 12, 13 and 14, showing a. modification of the bottle carrier and delivery mechanism for applying long labels to bottles, cans and the like, the holders 0; are grouped in pairs and the holders of each pair areconnected by links and are formed or provided with auxiliary gummers 66 at one side of and a distance from the main or body label gummers e on the adjacent sides of the holders. The bottles or cans arethrust by the ejector 26 from the holders a upon 'a stationary horizontal leaf or table 67 between vertically disposed and outwardly converging plates or boards 68 and 69. The plates or boards 68 are pro vided'on heir backs with transverse rods 70, which a e loosely fitted'and guided in an intermediate vertical plate or support 71 fastened to and projecting upwardly from the table 67. Springs 72 placed on the rods between the plates 68 and the intermediate plate 71, pressathe plates 68 yieldingly toward the opposing plates 69, theirmovement inthat direction being'limited by pins or cotters in the'ends, of the rods 7 0. Endless belts 73, mounted on vertically disposed rollers 74, with their inner sides opposite the plates 68, travel outwardly against the plates 69., The outer rollers 74 are provided at their lower end s with bevel gears 75 meshing with similar gears on a transverse hori- 'zontal shaft 77, which is connected by a sprocket wheel 78 and link belt with the.

sprocket wheel 58 or the likeon the crank shaft 0. I

Themachine according to the kind of re ceptacles to be labeled and the size or length .of the labels to be applied thereto, is equipped with bottle holders and gummers and with delivery devices such as are shown' in Figs. 1 and 2, in Figs. 8 to 11 inclusive, orin Figs. 12 to 14' inclusive.

For applying to the bodies and necks of bottles, labels of a length somewhat greater 1 than the diameter of. the bottles, the ma-v chine constructed and equipped as shown in F igs.,'1 to 7 inclusive, operates as follows: The bottles being placed by the operator in the holders a, after they pass the ejector 26 are conveyed to the right, as indicated by thearrow on Fig. 1, around that end of the machine, and thence-to the left along the rear side thereof, past thepaste receptacle y.

' With each advance movement of the carried upward over and in contact with the gummers e and f of the two opposite bottle holders by engagement .of the cam iides 9 with the roller 10, as shown in Fig. thereby supplying the gummers with a thin coating of paste; During the foregoing movement of the roller 4 with the frame 5 the roller 10 pressing against the front side of the downwardly bowed portion of said cam guide, as shown in Fig. 7, stretches the spring 15 and thrusts the rear beveled end of said guide rea rwardly and upwardly away from the cross piece 14 clear of. the notchtherein. As soon as said cam guide 11 in its advance movement clears the roller 10, it is drawn forward by the spring 15 and permitted'to drop into the position indicated by dotted lines at 11', 13 and 14 relative tothe cross pieces 13 and 14, such position corresponding with its initial position indicated by dotted lines at 11", 13 and 14, Fig. 6. In the rearward return movement of the carriage 7 the downwardly bowed portion .of the guide 11 engaging with the roller 10, and thrusting the rear beveled end of the guide upwardly into engagement with the notch in the cross piece 14, as shown by full lines in Fig. 6, holds the roller 4 as it descends to the feed roller an out of contact with the gummers 6, thereby preventing the removal or disturbance of the paste applied to them in the advance and upward movement of said roller, saidguide resuming its initial position, as indicated by the dotted lines at 11", 13 and 14" as soon as its downwardly bowed portion clears the roller 10. The two holders the gummers of Y which have been thus supplied with paste,

being advanced an interval to the left oppo site the label holders 16, the next advance movement of the carriage 7 deposits neck la- 'bels' from said holders upon the gummers 7'.

ers 17 upon the gummers e.- The holders thus supplied with labels, pass around the end of the machine at the left into a position in front of and opposite the ejector 26, and

while they dwell in this position the ejectoris advanced,-thrustin'g the bottles therefrom. As the bottles are moved forward between the gummers into contact with the labels held thereon, the pads 39and 40 are turned down and press and hold the labels in place against the bottles, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, while the bottles are passing between the gummers and the pasted ends of the labels are withdrawn from the gummers and wrapped and pressed by the wipers 35 and 36 around and into close contact with the bottles. turned up with the arm 44 by the spring 46 out of the way, as shown by full lilfias in Figs. and 4, and the bottles are moved for- The pads 39 and 40' are then l v a r 1,167,496

ward on the belt 53 to make room for the discharge of other bottles from succeeding holders.

When the machine is equipped-with holders like that shown in Figs. 8 to 11 inclusivefthe operation of the machine is substantially .the same, except that when the bottles are thrust by the ejector 26 out of the holders (1', they spread or open the gummers e and 7, which are immediately returned to their original position or closed against the stops 64 byv the springs 62, as

soon as the bottles clear the gummers.

When the machine is equippedswith a bottle carrier and delivery mechanism like that shown in Figs. 12, 13 and 14, for applying of parts of the machine to adapt it to operate upon receptacles of different sizes and shapes and to apply labels of different sizes and shapes thereto, may be made without departure from the principle and scope of the invention.

The term bottle as used in the follow ing claims is intended to include other re- .ceptacles, such as cans and the like, which may be labeled in a machine of the kind has herein shown and described.

I claim:

1. Ina labeling machine .the combination" of a carrier having bottle holders provided with gummers, means for intermittently moving said-carrier, a paste receptacle adj acent to the carrier, a paste roller adapted to receive paste from said receptacle and to apply the sameto said gummers and means for intermittently moving said roller forward,-

' and back transversely to the travel'of the opposite portion of the carrier and vertically over-and in. contact with the opposite gu'mmers while they are at rest.

2. In. a labeling machine the combinatlon of a carrier having a'series of bottle holders provided with gummers, means for inter.- mittently operatingsaid carrier, a paste receptacle ad acent to the carrier, a feed roller mounted in said receptacle, a paste applying roller adapted to take paste from. said feed roller .andapply the same to the gummers,

and means for intermittently moving said paste applying rollers forward and back between. said feed roller-and opposite gum- I mers and vertically over and in contact with said gummers while they are at rest.

a In a labeling machine the combinationof a carrier comprising bottle holders provided with gunimers, means for moving saidcarrier intermittently, a paste receptacle ad-. 'jacent to said carrier, apaste applying roller, and means adapted to carry said roller from said paste receptacle over and in contact with the gummers as they are :7

brought into position opposite the paste receptacle and to returnsaid roller out of contact with the gummers to the paste receptacle.

4. In a of a carrier comprising bottle holders provided' with vertically disposed gummers,

means for advancing said carrier intermittently, a paste receptacle adjacent to said carrier provided with arotated feed roller,a reciprocative carriage movable transversely.

,to the travel of the carrier, a vertically swinging frame pivoted to said carriage and provided wltha paste'applying roller held normally in contact with said feed roller,

:and a cam guide adapted to direct said paste applying. roller upwardly from the feed roller over and in contact with the opposite gummers as sand carnage advances towardthe bottle carrler.

- 5. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently advancing bottle carrier comprising'i'bottle holders provided with vertically disposed gummers, a paste labeling machine the combination.

receptacle adjacent to the carrier, a reciprothe carrier, an a vertically swinging frame provided with a roller for carrying paste from said receptacle to the gummers and with camguides, one fixedly and the other movably attached to said frame and cative carriage. movable toward and from ada'ptedby engagement with a relatively stationary part of the machine to direct said roller from the paste receptacle over and in contact with the gummers as the carriage advances toward'the bottle carrier and back to the paste receptacleout of contact with the gummerson the return movement of the carriage.

6. In a labeling machine the combination of a bottle carrier comprising a series of bottle .holders provided with gummers', means for moving said carrier intermit= tently, means for applying paste to the gummers, and a reciprocative label holder movable toward and from the. carrier and'providedwith a relatively movable spring pressed followerand with a ratchet bar for locking the follower in place after each advance movement thereof by its. spring, said holder'being open on the side toward the carriage and provided with label retainers against which the front label is pressed and held by the spring actuated follower.

7. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving bottle carrier comprising a series -of bottle holders provided with gummers, means for applying paste to the gummers, a reciprocative car riage movable toward and from the carrier, a label holder adjustable on said carriage transversely to the travel of the carrier, and

provided with a spring pressed follower, a

pivoted ratchet bar for locking said follower in place after each advance movement thereof by its spring, and an adjusting screw connecting the holder with the carriage.

8; In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving bottle carrier comprising holders having openings in their inner and outer sides and provided with of anintermittently moving bottle carrier comprising bottle holders open on their inner and outer sides and provided with gummers on opposite sides of the openings in their outer sides, wipers adjacent to the outer side of the carrier, an ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier and adapted to thrust bottles therefrom between the Wipers, and a presser movable into and out of" the path of the bottles as they are ejected and adapted to hold the labels as they are withdrawn from the gummers against the bottles between the wipers.

10. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently movingbottle carrier, a reciprocative label holder and a reciprocative ejector movable in the same directions transversely to the travel of the carrier, and a connection between the label holder and ejector adapted to advance the ejector to thrust a bottle from the carrier as the holder is advanced to deliver a label to another part of the carrier while the carrier is at rest.

11. .In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving bottle carrier, a reciprocative ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier for removing bot-' tles therefrom, a reciprocative label holder also movable transversely to the carrier, a dog adapted to connect said label Holder with the ejector and; to advance the latter simultaneously with the former, and a trip arranged to disengage said dog at the limit of its advance movement and permit the return of the ejector independently of the label holder.

12. In alabelin machine the combination of an intermittent y moving bottle carrier, a reciprocative label holder and a reciprocative 'e'ector movable transversely to the travel 0 the carrler, a connectlon for simultaneously advancing the ejector with the label holder, and means for returning the ejector to its initial position independently of the label holder.

13. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving carrier comprising bottle holders provided on opposite sides thereof with gummers, a reciprocative ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier, wipers between which bottles are thrust by the ejector from the carrier, a presser pivotally mounted on said ejector and provided with a crank arm, and a stationary cam guide adapted to turn said presser into position-to hold a label against a bottle while it is being removed therewith from the carrier.

14. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving carrier comprising bottle holders provided with gummers, a reciprocative ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier, wipers between which the bottles are thrust by the ejector, and a pivotally mounted yielding presser operated by the movement of the ejector to hold the labels against the bottles as the latter are thrust by the ejector between the wipers and withdraw the labels from the gummers.

15. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving bottle carrier, a

reciprocative ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier and adapted to thrust bottles therefrom while the carrier is at rest, means for aflixing labels to the bottles as they are thrust by theejector from the carrier, and an outwardly moving conveyer belt upon which the labeled bottles are delivered by the ejector from the carrier.

16. In a labeling machine the combination of a carrier provided with bottle holders open on one side for the discharge of bottles and each having at the sides of the opening laterally movable gummers, means for applying paste to the gummers, means for applying labels to the gummers across the openings between them, and an ejector movable transversely to the travel of the bottle holders and adapted to thrustbottles therefrom between the gummers and against the labels carried thereby.

17. In a labeling machine a carrier comprising bottle holders open on one side for the delivery of bottles and provided atthe sides of the openings with outwardly yielding gummers pivoted thereto, springs tending to move the gummers of each holder toward each other, and stops for limiting such movement. I

18. In a labeling machine a carrier comprising bottle holders having openings in v comprising holders having openings in one 10 side thereof and gummers on opposite sides of the Openings, Wipers adjacent to the path of the carrier, and an ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier and adapted to thrust bottles therefrom between the Wipers.

20. In a labeling machine the combination of an intermittently moving carrier comprising bottle holders having openings on one side thereof and gummers on opposite sides of the openings, Wipers adjacent to the path of the carrier, an ejector movable transversely to the travel of the carrier and adapted to thrust bottles therefrom between the Wipers, and a presser movable into and out 15 of the path of the bottles as they are ejected and adapted to hold the labels as they are Withdrawn from the gummers against the bottles between the Wipers.

In Witness whereof I hereto affix my sig- 2o nature in presence of two Witnesses.

HARTWIG M. A. HARDERS.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. L. Goss, ALICE E. Goss. 

